R H O D O D E N D R O N S
OP
SIKKIM-HIMALAYA ;
Being an Account, Botanical and Geographical, of the Rhododendrons recently discovered
in the Province of Sikkim, on the Eastern Himalaya Mountains.
BY
JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER, M.D., R.N., E.R.S., E.L.S.
EDITED BY SIR W. J. HOOKER, K.H., D.C.L., F.R.S.A.
Imp. folio. Thirty Plates. £3 16«. coloured.
“ In this work we have the first results of Dr. Hooker’s botanical mission to India-
The announcement is calculated to startle some of our readers when they know that it
was only last January twelvemonths that the Doctor arrived m Calcutta. That he[should
have ascended the Himalaya, discovered a number of plants, and that they should be published
in England in an almost u n e q u a l l e d s t y l e o r m a g n i h c e n t i l l u s t e a t i o n , m
less than eighteen months, is one of the marvels of our time. Athenoeum.
“ A most beautiful example of fine drawing and skilful colouring, while the letterpress
furnished by the talented author possesses very high interest. Of the species ot
Rhododendron which he has found in his adventurous journey, some are quite unrivalled
in magnificence of appearance. We recommend the district to the nurseryman, yv hoever
could bring home plenty of seeds of these plants would require no better foundation tor a
little fortune.”— Gardeners' Chronicle.
Also, by the same Author,
1.
FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND.
Parts I., II., and I II. Twenty Plates. Price 21«. plain; £1 11«. 6d
coloured.. To be completed in Five Parts.
2.
THE BOTANY OF THE ANTARCTIC
VOYAGE.
Two Hundred Plates. 2 vols., royal 4to, cloth. £7 10«. plain;
£10 15«. coloured.
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